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Product Bulletin, No 2061
Key Dates
Product Bulletin, No 2061
Cisco 12000 Series Original 4-Port OC-3, 4-Port OC-12,
and 1-Port OC-48 Packet-over-SONET Line Cards
End-of-Sale Announcement
Cisco 12000 Series Original 4-Port OC-3, 4-Port OC-12, and 1-Port OC-48 Packet-over-SONET Line Cards End-of-Sale Announcement
Cisco Systems is announcing the end of sale for the original 4-Port OC-3, 4-Port OC-12 and 1-Port OC-48 Packet-over-SONET (POS) line cards. These line cards have been replaced with newer versions based on the IP Services Engine (ISE) that provide additional features and increased performance, eliminating trade-offs between density and performance. The microcoded adaptive network processors in the Cisco ISE combine the hardware performance of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) with the programmable flexibility of software, enabling a broad range of new services with a simple software upgrade instead of a costly hardware replacement.
Table 1 lists the products and part numbers that will no longer be orderable as of December 1, 2003. Table 2 lists the replacement line cards with associated part numbers.
Table 1
Line Cards and Associated Product Part Numbers That Will Not Be Orderable After December 1, 2003
Line card
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Product part number
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Four-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH Line Card, Single-Mode
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LC-4OC3/POS-SM
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Four-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH Line Card, Multi-Mode
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LC-4OC3/POS-MM
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Four-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH Line Card, Long Reach LC with SC connector
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4OC3/POS-LR-SC
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Four-Port OC-12c/STM-4c POS/SDH Line Card, Single-Mode
|
4OC12/POS-IR-SC-B
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Four-Port OC12c/STM4c POS/SDH Line Card, Multi-Mode
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4OC12/POS-MM-SC-B
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One-Port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/SDH Line Card, Short Reach with SC connector
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OC-48E/POS-SR-SC-B
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One-Port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/SDH Long Reach with SC connector
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OC-48E/POS-LR-SC-B
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The line cards in Table 1 have performance limitations when enabling key features such as Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). In addition, the 4-Port OC-12 and 1-Port OC-48 POS line cards require the use of bundled features as a result of microcode space limitations. The new IP Services Engine (ISE) line cards do not have this performance limitation and can enable all supported features simultaneously.
Table 2
Improved Line Cards and Associated Part Numbers
Line card
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Part number
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Minimum Cisco IOS® Software release required
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Four-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Long Reach
|
4OC3X/POS-LR-LC-B
|
12.0(22)S
|
Four-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Short Reach
|
4OC3X/POS-MM-MJ-B
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12.0(22)S
|
Four-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Intermediate Reach
|
4OC3X/POS-IR-LC-B
|
12.0(22)S
|
Eight-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Short Reach
|
8OC3X/POS-MM-MJ-B
|
12.0(22)S
|
Eight-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Intermediate Reach
|
8OC3X/POS-IR-LC-B
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12.0(22)S
|
Sixteen-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Short Reach
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16OC3X/POS-M-MJ-B
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12.0(21)S4/ST4
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Sixteen-Port OC-3c/STM-1c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Intermediate Reach
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16OC3X/POS-I-LC-B
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12.0(21)S/ST
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Four-Port OC-12c/STM-4c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Single-Mode
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4OC12X/POS-I-SC-B
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12.0(21)S/ST
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Four-Port OC-12c/STM-4c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Multi-Mode
|
4OC12X/POS-M-SC-B
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12.0(21)S/ST
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One-Port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Short Reach
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OC48X/POS-SR-SC
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12.0(20)S/ST
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One-Port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/SDH ISE Line Card, Long Reach
|
OC48X/POS-LR-SC
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12.0(20)S/ST
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Key Dates
Table 3 lists the key dates associated with this product bulletin.
Table 3
Key Milestones, Definitions, and Dates
Milestone
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Definitions
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Date
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End of Life Announcement Date
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This document, which provides public notice of the affected products and applicable dates.
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March 01, 2003
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End of Sale Date
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The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale.
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December 01, 2003
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Last Shipment Date
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The last possible date that Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers will ship the affected product.
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March 01, 2004
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End of New Service Attachment Date
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For equipment that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last day to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment to an existing service-and-support contract.
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December 01, 2004
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End of Software Maintenance Release Date
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Cisco will no longer provide software fixes to newly discovered software bugs.
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December 01, 2006
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End of Routine Failure Analysis Date
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The last possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
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December 01, 2006
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End of Service Contract Renewal Date
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The last date to extend or renew service contracts for this product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.
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September 01, 2008
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Last Day of Support (Product Obsolescence)
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Cisco will no longer support these products and they are considered obsolete. Cisco Customer Advocacy Service Logistics will no longer carry inventory for customer return material authorizations (RMAs). The Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) will no longer support these products.
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December 01, 2008
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For more information about the replacement line card, please review the product data sheet and other collateral on Cisco.com at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2710/ps3149/index.html
If you have questions or need more information, please contact your Cisco account team.
